Ifs Quotes by Maria Montessori

The children are now working as if I did not exist.

— Maria Montessori

For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual's total development lags behind?

— Maria Montessori

If a child finds no stimuli for the activities which would contribute to his development, he is attracted simply to 'things' and…

— Maria Montessori

If I am going up a ladder, and a dog begins to bite at my ankles, I can do one of two…

— Maria Montessori

The environment itself will teach the child, if every error he makes is manifest to him, without the intervention of a parent…

— Maria Montessori

Beauty lies in harmony, not in contrast; and harmony is refinement; therefore, there must be a fineness of the senses if we…

— Maria Montessori

But an adult if he is to provide proper guidance, must always be calm and act slowly so that the child who…

— Maria Montessori

If children are allowed free development and given occupation to correspond with their unfolding minds their natural goodness will shine forth.

— Maria Montessori

The child is endowed with unknown powers, which can guide us to a radiant future. If what we really want is a…

— Maria Montessori

Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you…

— Maria Montessori

If the idea of the universe is presented to the child in the right way, it will do more for him than…

— Maria Montessori

When the children had completed an absorbing bit of work, they appeared rested and deeply pleased. It almost seemed as if a…

— Maria Montessori

Freedom without organization of work would be useless. The child left free without means of work would go to waste, just as…

— Maria Montessori

No one can help us to achieve the intimate isolation by which we find our secret worlds, so mysterious, rich and full.…

— Maria Montessori

One who has drunk at the fountain of spiritual happiness says good-by of his own accord to the satisfactions that come from…

— Maria Montessori

If we can, when we have established individual discipline, arrange the children, sending each one to his own place, in order, trying…

— Maria Montessori

But if for the physical life it is necessary to have the child exposed to the vivifying forces of nature, it is…

— Maria Montessori

He who experiments must, while doing so, divest himself of every preconception. It is clear then that if we wish to make…

— Maria Montessori

Children have an anxious concern for living beings, and the satisfaction of this instinct fills them with delight. It is therefore easy…

— Maria Montessori

A child is an eager observer and is particularly attracted by the actions of the adults and wants to imitate them. In…

— Maria Montessori

Praise, help, or even a look, may be enough to interrupt him, or destroy the activity. It seems a strange thing to…

— Maria Montessori

If we try to think back to the dim and distant past... what is it that helps us reconstruct those times, and…

— Maria Montessori

If education recognizes the intrinsic value of the child's personality and provides an environment suited to spiritual growth, we have the revelation…

— Maria Montessori

The undisciplined child enters into discipline by working in the company of others; not being told he is naughty.” “Discipline is, therefore,…

— Maria Montessori

If we really want children to grow into independent and resourceful adults, we should stop pouring their milk as soon as they…

— Maria Montessori

In the vivid description of the Gospel, it would seem that we must help the Christ hidden in every poor man, in…

— Maria Montessori